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The 2003
Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff f ...
season was the third season of the league. The season began on May 31 and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2003.


General information

Schedule was reduced from 14 to 12 games. Baltimore moved their games to
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. Long Island moved theirs to
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and Rochester moved theirs to Bishop Kearney Field. August 17: The first-ever cancellation of an MLL game occurred when rains forced the Baltimore Bayhawks and Long Island Lizards to cancel their game at Mitchel Field. The league signed a national television agreement with
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Regular season

''W = Wins, L = Losses, , PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''
*The August 17 game between Baltimore at Long Island was canceled due to weather.


All Star Game

July 17, 2003 *National 27-12 American at
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Uniondale, New York Uniondale is a census-designated place (CDP), as well as a suburb in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York (state), New York, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead. The population was 32,473 at the 2020 ...
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Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait (born April 5, 1967) is a Canadian retired Hall of Fame professional lacrosse player and currently the head coach of the men’s lacrosse team at Syracuse University, where he played the sport collegiately. On January 24, 2017, ...
MVP


Playoffs

Semifinals August 22, 2003 * Baltimore 15-13 New Jersey @
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*Long Island 20-14 Boston @
Villanova Stadium Villanova Stadium is a 12,500 seat stadium located on the campus of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA. History Villanova Stadium was originally built in 1927 and dedicated on October 8, 1927. The stadium plays host to a wide va ...
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Villanova, Pennsylvania Villanova is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It straddles Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County and Radnor Township in Delaware County. It is located at the center of the Philadelphia Main Line, a series of Philadelphia suburbs lo ...
MLL Championship August 24, 2003 *Long Island 15-14 (OT) Baltimore @
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Bracket

*overtime


Awards


Annual


Weekly Awards

The MLL gave out awards weekly for the best offensive player, best defensive player and best rookie. {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Mll Season 3
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